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Words nearby Ts

trysail mast, try square, tryst, trysting place, tryworks, Ts, tsade, Tsakonian, Tsana, tsantsa, Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in

Other definitions for Ts (2 of 2)

or T.S.

abbreviation

tool shed.

top secret.

Slang. tough shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See also shit (def. 31).

Informal. transsexual.

How to use Ts in a sentence

In June 1909, Model Ts were two of the first three finishers in a grueling New York-to-Seattle rally.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crimea was the only odd region out, with respondents overwhelmingly favoring ts integration into Russia.
Ukraine’s Fighting Words|Igor Kossov|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is a total... well, c--t. Joffrey was the King of C--ts.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But here's the thing: despite all its darkness and cruelty, the show ultimately doesn't tolerate c--ts.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The reality is much more collaborative; where would Raymond Carver have been without Gordon Lish, or TS Eliot without Ezra Pound?
Is This a Book Worth Saving? Considering ‘The Art of Joy’|Lauren Elkin|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Again, under the seventh head, that of melopoiia or composition, he treats of the 'regions of the voice' (topoi ts phns).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
And p. 48 epeid per ho ts lichanou topos eis apeirous temnetai tomas.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
Wong Ts'in, the rich porcelain maker, was ill at ease within himself.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah
Only by the exercise of an ingenuity greater than its own could Wong Ts'in succeed in baffling its ill-conditioned spite.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah
To Wong Ts'in's logical mind it seemed as though there must be a definite answer to this problem.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah